Private renting: highest and lowest councils in England (2021)

City of London had the highest private rented homes of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 48.3%.

North East Derbyshire had the lowest, at 10.0%. The middle council, Bury, had 17.7%.

Map of private rented homes across the UK

Private rented homes for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	City of LondonLondon	London	48.3%
2	WestminsterLondon	London	43.3%
3	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	39.6%
4	NewhamLondon	London	38.5%
5	Tower HamletsLondon	London	38.2%
6	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	36.6%
7	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	36.4%
8	WandsworthLondon	London	36.3%
9	BrentLondon	London	36.0%
=10	CamdenLondon	London	35.6%
=10	HaringeyLondon	London	35.6%
12	EalingLondon	London	34.0%
=13	BarnetLondon	London	32.7%
=13	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	32.7%
15	ManchesterNorth West	North West	32.3%
=16	HackneyLondon	London	32.2%
=16	OxfordSouth East	South East	32.2%
18	ReadingSouth East	South East	31.9%
19	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	31.8%
=20	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	31.4%
=20	LambethLondon	London	31.4%
22	IslingtonLondon	London	31.2%
23	HounslowLondon	London	30.9%
24	SloughSouth East	South East	30.7%
25	RedbridgeLondon	London	30.4%
26	HarrowLondon	London	29.6%
27	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	29.4%
28	EnfieldLondon	London	29.3%
29	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	29.2%
30	MertonLondon	London	29.1%
31	LutonEast of England	East of England	29.0%
32	SouthwarkLondon	London	28.7%
=33	HastingsSouth East	South East	28.6%
=33	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	28.6%
=33	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	28.6%
36	WatfordEast of England	East of England	28.2%
37	Waltham ForestLondon	London	27.8%
38	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	27.3%
=39	LewishamLondon	London	27.2%
=39	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	27.2%
41	NorwichEast of England	East of England	26.9%
42	SalfordNorth West	North West	26.8%
=43	EastbourneSouth East	South East	26.6%
=43	TorbaySouth West	South West	26.6%
45	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	26.5%
46	ThanetSouth East	South East	26.3%
47	BristolSouth West	South West	26.2%
48	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	26.1%
49	HillingdonLondon	London	25.9%
50	CroydonLondon	London	25.8%
51	GreenwichLondon	London	25.5%
52	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	25.4%
53	ExeterSouth West	South West	24.9%
=54	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	24.7%
=54	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	24.7%
56	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	24.4%
57	BurnleyNorth West	North West	24.3%
58	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	24.2%
59	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.9%
60	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	23.4%
61	HyndburnNorth West	North West	23.1%
=62	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.0%
=62	IpswichEast of England	East of England	23.0%
=62	PendleNorth West	North West	23.0%
65	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	22.8%
=66	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	22.6%
=66	PlymouthSouth West	South West	22.6%
68	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	22.5%
=69	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.4%
=69	PrestonNorth West	North West	22.4%
=69	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	22.4%
=72	CanterburySouth East	South East	22.0%
=72	WorthingSouth East	South East	22.0%
74	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.8%
75	LancasterNorth West	North West	21.7%
=76	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	21.5%
=76	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	21.5%
=76	RushmoorSouth East	South East	21.5%
=79	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.3%
=79	GloucesterSouth West	South West	21.3%
=81	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.2%
=81	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.2%
83	WokingSouth East	South East	21.1%
84	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	21.0%
85	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	20.9%
86	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	20.7%
=87	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	20.6%
=87	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	20.6%
=89	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.4%
=89	North DevonSouth West	South West	20.4%
=91	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.3%
=91	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.3%
=91	SuttonLondon	London	20.3%
=94	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	20.2%
=94	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.2%
=94	MedwaySouth East	South East	20.2%
=94	TorridgeSouth West	South West	20.2%
=98	FenlandEast of England	East of England	20.0%
=98	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.0%
=100	CherwellSouth East	South East	19.8%
=100	CrawleySouth East	South East	19.8%
=100	TendringEast of England	East of England	19.8%
103	CornwallSouth West	South West	19.7%
104	GuildfordSouth East	South East	19.6%
105	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.5%
106	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.4%
=107	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	19.3%
=107	SwindonSouth West	South West	19.3%
=109	FyldeNorth West	North West	19.2%
=109	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	19.2%
=111	BedfordEast of England	East of England	19.1%
=111	GraveshamSouth East	South East	19.1%
=111	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.1%
=111	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	19.1%
=111	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.1%
=116	DoverSouth East	South East	19.0%
=116	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
=116	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.0%
=119	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.9%
=119	WirralNorth West	North West	18.9%
=121	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.8%
=121	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	18.8%
=123	GosportSouth East	South East	18.7%
=123	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.7%
=125	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	18.6%
=125	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.6%
=125	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.6%
=128	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.4%
=128	North SomersetSouth West	South West	18.4%
=128	SwaleSouth East	South East	18.4%
=131	RochdaleNorth West	North West	18.3%
=131	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	18.3%
=133	ArunSouth East	South East	18.2%
=133	SeftonNorth West	North West	18.2%
=133	West DevonSouth West	South West	18.2%
=133	WyreNorth West	North West	18.2%
=137	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	18.1%
=137	ChichesterSouth East	South East	18.1%
=137	DartfordSouth East	South East	18.1%
=140	BoltonNorth West	North West	18.0%
=140	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=140	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.0%
=143	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	17.9%
=143	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	17.9%
=143	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.9%
=143	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	17.9%
=147	AshfordSouth East	South East	17.7%
=147	BuryNorth West	North West	17.7%
=147	OldhamNorth West	North West	17.7%
=147	SomersetSouth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	South West	17.7%
=151	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	17.6%
=151	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	17.6%
=151	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	17.6%
=151	WinchesterSouth East	South East	17.6%
=155	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	17.5%
=155	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.5%
=155	TamesideNorth West	North West	17.5%
=158	BromleyLondon	London	17.4%
=158	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.4%
=158	CotswoldSouth West	South West	17.4%
=158	WiltshireSouth West	South West	17.4%
=162	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.3%
=162	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=162	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	17.3%
=165	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.2%
=165	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=165	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=165	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.2%
=169	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.1%
=169	County DurhamNorth East	North East	17.1%
=169	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.1%
=169	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	17.1%
=169	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	17.1%
=174	RossendaleNorth West	North West	17.0%
=174	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	17.0%
=176	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.9%
=176	LewesSouth East	South East	16.9%
=178	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.8%
=178	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	16.8%
180	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.7%
181	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.6%
182	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	16.5%
=183	GatesheadNorth East	North East	16.4%
=183	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	16.4%
=183	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	16.4%
=186	DorsetSouth West	South West	16.3%
=186	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=186	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.3%
=189	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=189	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=189	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.2%
=189	RotherSouth East	South East	16.2%
=193	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	16.1%
=193	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	16.1%
=193	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.1%
=193	South HamsSouth West	South West	16.1%
=197	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=197	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=197	East DevonSouth West	South West	16.0%
=197	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=197	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=197	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.0%
=203	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
=203	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	15.9%
=203	WiganNorth West	North West	15.9%
=206	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.8%
=206	HaveringLondon	London	15.8%
=206	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	15.8%
=209	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	15.7%
=209	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	15.7%
=209	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	15.7%
=209	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	15.7%
=209	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	15.7%
=209	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	15.7%
=215	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	15.5%
=215	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	15.5%
=215	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.5%
=218	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	15.4%
=218	HarlowEast of England	East of England	15.4%
=218	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	15.4%
=218	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	15.4%
=222	BexleyLondon	London	15.3%
=222	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	15.3%
=222	TraffordNorth West	North West	15.3%
=225	North TynesideNorth East	North East	15.2%
=225	WarringtonNorth West	North West	15.2%
=227	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	15.1%
=227	St. HelensNorth West	North West	15.1%
=229	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	15.0%
=229	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.0%
=229	StevenageEast of England	East of England	15.0%
=232	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	14.9%
=232	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.9%
=232	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.9%
=235	AdurSouth East	South East	14.8%
=235	BaberghEast of England	East of England	14.8%
=235	SunderlandNorth East	North East	14.8%
=235	Test ValleySouth East	South East	14.8%
=239	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.7%
=239	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.7%
=239	WaverleySouth East	South East	14.7%
242	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.6%
=243	HorshamSouth East	South East	14.5%
=243	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.5%
=243	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	14.5%
=246	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=246	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	14.4%
=246	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.4%
=246	StockportNorth West	North West	14.4%
=250	DacorumEast of England	East of England	14.3%
=250	HaltonNorth West	North West	14.3%
=250	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	14.3%
=250	New ForestSouth East	South East	14.3%
=250	TewkesburySouth West	South West	14.3%
255	BasildonEast of England	East of England	14.2%
=256	CumberlandNorth West Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed.	North West	14.1%
=256	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	14.1%
=256	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=256	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.1%
=256	WokinghamSouth East	South East	14.1%
=261	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=261	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	14.0%
=263	ChorleyNorth West	North West	13.9%
=263	EastleighSouth East	South East	13.9%
=263	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	13.9%
=263	West LancashireNorth West	North West	13.9%
267	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.8%
=268	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=268	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	13.7%
=268	StroudSouth West	South West	13.7%
271	HartSouth East	South East	13.6%
=272	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	13.5%
=272	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=272	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.5%
=272	WealdenSouth East	South East	13.5%
=276	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	13.4%
=276	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	13.4%
=278	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.3%
=278	TandridgeSouth East	South East	13.3%
280	South TynesideNorth East	North East	13.2%
281	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	13.1%
282	East HampshireSouth East	South East	13.0%
=283	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	12.8%
=283	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.8%
=283	South RibbleNorth West	North West	12.8%
=286	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.7%
=286	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	12.7%
288	FarehamSouth East	South East	12.6%
289	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	12.5%
290	HavantSouth East	South East	12.4%
291	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	12.3%
292	MaldonEast of England	East of England	11.8%
293	RochfordEast of England	East of England	10.7%
=294	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.6%
=294	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.6%
296	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	10.0%

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